Diodora dysoni
Diodora dysoni, common name Dyson's keyhole limpet, is a species of small sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
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| A shell of Diodora dysoni | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Tribe: | Diodorini |
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| Species: | D. dysoni |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 28 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from the Bahamas to Brazil.
References
- Reeve, L. 1850. Monograph of the genus Fissurella. Conchologia Iconica 6: pls. 9–16
- Diodora dysoni (Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2013.
- Dall, W. H. 1927. Diagnoses of undescribed new species of mollusks in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2668): 1–11
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 58
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
Diodora dysoni, side view
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